Applications due by Nov. 3
With the General Election set for Nov. 8 applications for absentee ballots in Escambia County (Ala.) must be made by 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at the circuit clerk’s office inside the courthouse in Brewton.
As of Tuesday, Circuit Clerk John Robert Fountain said he had sent out 214 ballots and had received 135 back to his office, leaving 79 ballots still outstanding.
In addition to Fountain’s office, absentee solicitations are also available on the secretary of states’ website at http://www.sos.state.al.us.
Fountain noted that once an application has been filed a ballot will be mailed to the voter. People can go to his office, complete an application, get a ballot and vote. However, no one is allowed to bring in an application for any other person, including family members.
Once the ballot is filled out, the absentee ballot can only be returned to the clerk’s office by the person voting. Absentee ballots must be returned, in person, to Fountain’s office by 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22. If the ballot is mailed to Fountain’s office at P.O. Box 856, Brewton, AL., 36427, it must be postmarked no later than Nov. 7.
Key dates to remember are Nov. 1 is the last day absentee ballot applications can be received by mail; Nov. 3 is the last day absentee applications can be hand delivered to the clerk’s office; Nov. 7 is the last day absentee ballots can be delivered by hand to the clerk’s office; 12 p.m. on election day, Nov. 8 is the last time ballots can be received by mail.
For more information, you can call Fountain’s office at 251-867-0225. If a person has questions concerning voter registration or the precinct they are to vote in they can call the board of registrars at 251-867-0243.
